Graphic street cage

Abstract

A street graphic cage for a post top light wherein the cage is installed around a globe positioned on said post. The street graphic cage has an upper frame element defining a plurality of panel apertures. The panel apertures receive translucent panels therein such that they may be backlit and illuminated. The panels are readily removable without entry into the globe or electrical system of the post top light and may contain user defined indicia thereon. The upper frame element may also have a plurality of logo block apertures which can receive either translucent logo blocks or decorative die-cast aluminum blocks. The cage may also have a lower circular frame element for affixing the cage to the post top light below the globe.

1. A street graphic cage and post top light, comprising:
 a light post, light post support and globe;  
 a street graphic cage surrounding said globe and having a lower frame element, an upper frame element and at least one rib interposed there between, said lower frame element affixed to said light post support, said upper frame element having at least one panel aperture, said at least one panel aperture retaining a translucent panel.  
 
   
   
     2. The street graphic cage and post top light of  claim 1  wherein said street graphic cage has a plurality of panel apertures formed within said upper frame element, said plurality of panel apertures formed in spaced relationship around said globe, each of said panel apertures having a first and a second retention tab retaining a translucent panel therein. 
   
   
     3. The street graphic cage and post top light of  claim 2  further comprising a plurality of logo block apertures, each of said logo block apertures retaining a logo block therein. 
   
   
     4. The street graphic cage and post top light of  claim 3  wherein said logo block is a translucent acrylic logo block. 
   
   
     5. The street graphic cage and post top light of  claim 3  wherein said logo block is a die cast aluminum logo block. 
   
   
     6. The street graphic cage and post top light of  claim 1  wherein said upper frame element and said lower frame element are annular and wherein said at least one rib is four ribs interconnecting said upper frame element and said lower frame element. 
   
   
     7. The street graphic cage and post top light of  claim 1  wherein said upper frame element has a first, second, third and fourth panel aperture formed therein in spaced surrounding relationship with said globe. 
   
   
     8. The street graphic cage and post top light of  claim 7  wherein said upper frame element has a first, second, third and fourth logo block aperture formed therein, each of said logo block aperture interposed between a panel aperture. 
   
   
     9. The street graphic cage and post top light of  claim 7  wherein said upper frame element has an upper cylindrical frame member and a lower cylindrical frame member, said upper cylindrical frame element forming a top side of said panel apertures and said lower cylindrical frame member forming a bottom side of said panel apertures. 
   
   
     10. The street graphic cage and post top light of  claim 7  wherein said panel apertures in said upper frame element are rectangular. 
   
   
     11. The street graphic cage and post top light of  claim 10  wherein said logo block apertures in said upper frame element are square. 
   
   
     12. A street graphic cage for surrounding a refractive globe on a post top light, comprising:
 an upper frame element surrounding said globe of said post top light, said upper frame element having a plurality of panel apertures formed therein, each of said panel apertures having a retention mechanism formed therein and designed to receive a translucent sign panel, said upper frame element further having a plurality of logo block apertures, each of said logo block apertures having a retention bracket formed therein and designed to retain a logo block.  
 
   
   
     13. The street graphic cage of  claim 12  further comprising a lower frame element affixed to said upper frame element by a plurality of ribs. 
   
   
     14. The street graphic cage of  claim 12  wherein said logo block retained in each of said logo block apertures is a translucent logo block. 
   
   
     15. The street graphic cage of  claim 12  wherein said logo block retained in each of said logo block apertures is a die cast aluminum decorative block affixed to said retention bracket using at least one screw. 
   
   
     16. The street graphic cage of  claim 12  wherein said upper frame element is cylindrical and said plurality of panel apertures are spaced circumferentially around said upper frame element. 
   
   
     17. The street graphic cage of  claim 16  wherein said plurality of panel apertures are four panel apertures. 
   
   
     18. The street graphic cage of  claim 17  wherein said four panel apertures are separated from each other by one of said plurality of logo block apertures. 
   
   
     19. The street graphic cage of  claim 18  wherein said upper frame element is affixed to a cylindrical lower frame element by a plurality of ribs interposed therebetween. 
   
   
     20. A street graphic cage, comprising:
 an upper frame element having an upper cylindrical frame member and a lower cylindrical frame member;  
 a lower cylindrical frame element;  
 a plurality of ribs connecting said lower cylindrical frame element and said upper frame element;  
 wherein said upper cylindrical frame member forms an upper side to a plurality of panel apertures and wherein said lower cylindrical frame element forms a lower side to said plurality of panel apertures;  
 each of said panel apertures formed in said upper frame element having opposing retention elements and having a translucent panel removably retained therein, said panel having indicia located thereon, said indicia visible through said panel aperture.  
 
   
   
     21. The street graphic cage of  claim 20  wherein lower cylindrical frame element is affixed to a light post support, said light post support affixed to a refractive globe, said street graphic cage surrounding said refractive globe. 
   
   
     22. The street graphic cage of  claim 21  further comprising a plurality of logo block apertures formed in said upper frame element, each of said logo block apertures having a translucent logo block removably retained therein. 
   
   
     23. A street graphic cage for displaying interchangeable translucent panels around a refractive globe, comprising:
 a street graphic cage surrounding a post top luminaire globe, said cage having a circular frame element for removably receiving a plurality of translucent panels, said frame element positioning said plurality of panels in spaced relationship around said globe on an exterior portion thereof, said cage having a plurality of panel receiving apertures, each of said apertures having a retention mechanism for releasably retaining one of said plurality of translucent panels therein, said retention mechanism in each of said apertures positioning said panel within said aperture adjacent said luminaire globe illuminating said panel.